Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Industrial and Organizational Psychology, The University of Western Australia, 2022
  • MIOP, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, The University of Western Australia, 2022
  • B.S., Psychological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 2017
Academic Appointments
  • Academic Tutor, Psychology Department, The University of Western Australia, 2018-2021
  • Academic Tutor, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia, 2018-2021
Professional Honors
  • HDR Scholarship, Australian Government, 2018

Dr. Hutchinson uses his expertise in applied psychology to examine human behavior in complex, safety-critical contexts across a variety of products and industries, including human machine interfaces, software for control systems, and physical working environments for on-road, rail, mining, public transportation infrastructure, and utilities.

Dr. Hutchinson's work experience has focused on end-to-end human factors integration for the development of complex systems and products. He conducts both formative and summative human factors studies and provides expert analysis and consulting services. His work encompasses both the identification and management of human factors risk, and complex system design to account for human capability and limitations. He also has experience evaluating regulatory compliance across product development lifecycles.

His consulting approach integrates human factors techniques such as task analysis, error analysis, ergonomic assessment, interface design review, and usability assessments to promote risk management, system integration, and compliance with human factors system and regulatory requirements.

Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Hutchinson served as a Senior Human Factors Consultant at a boutique consultancy that provided Human Factors Integration services to a range of major clients in safety-critical industries, such as rail, mining, and transport infrastructure. He has a PhD from the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Industrial & Organizational Psychology, specializing in Human Factors. Dr. Hutchinson also completed his Master's of Industrial & Organizational Psychology and Undergraduate degree with Honors in Psychology at UWA. Before joining Exponent, he worked as an Environmental Health and Safety Consultant where he supported multidisciplinary team delivering solutions to clients across a range of industries, transforming approaches to psychological and physical health and safety. 

Dr. Hutchinson has published several peer-reviewed articles as part of his academic research, including in journals such as Human Factors and Applied Ergonomics. His research focused on human perceptions of automation reliability and the impact of these perceptions on automation misuse and disuse. He is also an iESM (International Engineering Safety Management) approved practitioner.